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| Format and Price |
| Length |
858 pages |
564 pages |
508 pages |
230 pages |
| Binding |
Cloth and paper |
Spiral |
Comb |
Spiral |
| Tabbed dividers |
No |
available in alternate version |
Yes |
No |
| Color |
Full color |
2-color |
Full color |
Full color |
| Electronic version available |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Reference
Features |
| Hand-edited sentences |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page design that highlights crucial
information |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Clear writing and friendly tone
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tutorials for students |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Keyword navigation at top of page |
Yes |
No |
Coming in 7/e (2011) |
No |
| Index students can understand |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Coverage |
| Writing Process |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Advice for revising with teacher's/tutors' comments |
Yes |
No |
Coming in 7/e (2011) |
No |
| Paragraphs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Argument |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Portfolio keeping |
Yes |
No |
Coming in 7/e (2011) |
No |
| Writing in the Disciplines |
Yes |
No (but supplement available) |
Yes (WID version available) |
No |
| Writing about literature |
Yes |
No (supplement available) |
No (LIT version available) |
No |
| Multilingual/ESL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Document design |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Exercise sets in book |
Yes |
Yes |
No (alternate version available) |
No |
| Synthesizing sources |
Yes |
No |
Coming in 7/e (2011) |
No |
| Research case study that shows a college researcher's rocess |
Yes |
No |
Coming in 7/e (2011) |
no |
| MLA-style documentation with model paper |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| APA-style documentation with model paper |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Chicago-style documentation with model paper |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| CSE-style documentation with model paper |
No (online at dianahacker.com/
resdoc) |
No (online at dianahacker.com/
resdoc) |
No (online at dianahacker.com/
resdoc) |
No (online at dianahacker.com/
resdoc) |
